Monday, June 30, 2014

...White Christmas. What!? Already?No, not yet. I'm playing in the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge.This week the challenge is to use all white on your Christmas card. As soonas I saw the challenge I knew exactly what I was going to do. I haven't even peeked at the design teams cards yet!

I used an embossing powder called bridal white - it has a shimmer to it.

The temperature here today is 34C HOT!!! If this keeps up, it's going to be a

long summer. Oh well, when I look at my card, I feel a little cooler :)

was determined to figure them out! Well, I'm happy to say that I think

I have - what do you think?

Here are some tips that I learned that made the Blendabilities fun to

work with.

1- start with the darkest color and outline the shape

2- take the medium color and in a circular motion add ink right next to the dark color pulling in some of the dark color leaving lots of white space (I hope that makes sense)3- use the light color and fill in the rest of the shape pulling in the medium shade.

4- use the fine tip end of the marker NOT the paintbrush end

I don't worry about where the light source is coming from - it's easier that way and I think it still looks goodFor the smaller shapes I used only the medium and the light colors.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

...then check this out.It's time for another challenge at StampNation and this week we have

a sketch challenge for everyone to try.Sketches are a great way to get those creative juices flowing! Maureen isalways coming up with inspiring sketches for us to work from and thisweek's sketch is no exception.

Check out this sneak peek of the design teams cards for this week!

If you think these look good, you should see the whole card - I just went

over and had a quick peek and they are fantabulous!!

I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Catherine and Maureen for giving

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